World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
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While attention will be focused on Anzac Cove in modern Turkey and the Australian war memorials on what was the Western Front in western Europe, in London there will be several events including a wreath laying ceremony at The Cenotaph in Whitehall, a commemoration and thanksgiving service in Wes...
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Naval records show that he enlisted on March 24, 1920 and was discharged on March 18, 1921. The 1930 census shows that Anderson was single, was a patient at the Veterans Hospital in the Bronx, and was a veteran of the World War. The 1940 census reports that he was at the Veterans ...
They have contributed to national projects such as the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, and the provision of pensions and support for veterans and their families. Their use by historians continues to shape our understanding of the history of the war. Access to the records helps ...
as I raided image banks on the First World War, I encountered the work of Australian photographer and film-makerFrank Hurley(1885-1962). In fact, it’s one of his photographs that I cut for the banner of this blog (‘Moving Forward/Supporting troops of the 1st Australian Division walking...
This is a voluntary project with the aim of gathering and providing a database of the names of Ireland’s World War 1 veterans. It is also hoped to have a permanent sculpture to commemorate them.
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Australian War Memorial in Canberraijeweb/iStock The national monument to Australia’s war dead was built in the aftermath of World War I, though it serves to commemorate Australian service personnel killed in all conflicts. The main parts of the memorial are the Commemorative area (which includ...